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  • Apple Kills Its Plan to Scan Your Photos for CSAM

    That headline literally says they’re not doing that. It was a well-meaning initiative that they rightfully backed down on when called out.

    I am one of the first to typically assume malice or profit when a company does something, but I really think Apple was trying to do something good for society in a way that is otherwise as privacy-focused as they could be. They just didn’t stop to consider whether or not they should be proactive in legal matters, and when they got reamed by privacy advocates, they decided not to go forward with it.





  • It’s an internal message to employees of Reddit. As someone who’s been in the corporate world for a long time, I’ve seen some variation of this message many times. Economic downturn, bad press, low sales, losing expected incoming cash… there are a lot of catalysts for this style of message.

    Most messages we’re seeing are from users, who want Reddit to crash and burn or just do what the masses want, or whatever. But, on the other side is a bunch of people who may be worried about how this whole thing will affect their livelihood. Even if Reddit stays up another 20 years and not everyone loses their job, what scale will it be? Will Reddit fire some amount of their workforce to make up for lost income? Will I be someone who gets fired?

    These are the thoughts that this message is intended to address.


  • It’s an internal message to employees of Reddit. As someone who’s been in the corporate world for a long time, I’ve seen some variation of this message many times. Economic downturn, bad press, low sales, losing expected incoming cash… there are a lot of catalysts for this style of message.

    Most messages we’re seeing are from users, who want Reddit to crash and burn or just do what the masses want, or whatever. But, on the other side is a bunch of people who may be worried about how this whole thing will affect their livelihood. Even if Reddit stays up another 20 years and not everyone loses their job, what scale will it be? Will Reddit fire some amount of their workforce to make up for lost income? Will I be someone who gets fired?

    These are the thoughts that this message is intended to address.